Pain at End of Life: What You Need to Know About End of Life Comfort and Pain Management

There is much fear and misconception surrounding pain management at end of life. Pain at End of Life addresses, in fifth grade, non-medical terminology: pain as it relates to the dying process fear of overdosing and addiction standardized dosages around the clock administration laxatives uses of morphine sedation as it relates to dying supplemental therapies This booklet is intended for families in the weeks to days before death, for education of hospital and nursing facility staff, as well as anyone interested in, or dealing with, narcotics and pain management as end of life approaches. It can be used with Gone From My Sight and The Eleventh Hour as part of the plan of care for hospice patients.